Joy, an illusive butterfly Doesn't Atticus look like he's begging me to go jump in the lake? This will be quick. It’s 5:30 pm on Thursday. I am camping near the shores of Lake Michigan and it is 97 degrees as I write this. Do you know where Lake Michigan is? Well, it’s not Texas … Continue reading the Traveling Writing Room
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Beware: Alligators eat people Lessons learned this trip? My backing skills have improved. Draining the black and gray tanks doesn’t gross me out anymore. I’ve learned it’s best not to cover up your heater/air conditioner vents with stuff if you want them to actually to do their job. I learned how much I missed … Continue reading the Traveling Writing Room
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My earthly Wayside. Wayside. Today when my feet hit the sand and the waves ran over my toes, all was so familiar. For those of you who didn’t know, I grew up in Florida, not exactly where I am at the moment but a beach is a beach is a beach. Of course, I don’t … Continue reading the Traveling Writing Room
The mess of Christmas
Christmas is not about 'perfect'. Thank goodness! We all know the Christmas season rarely looks like it does in a Hallmark movie. A couple walks hand-in-hand down a snow covered sidewalk peeping through store windows that are all decked out in tinsel and twinkle lights. Snow is gently falling. He is wearing a perfectly fitted … Continue reading The mess of Christmas
Season of Love
This week my writing room was my living room. Christmas tree is up and mood lighting abounds. They’re here! The holidays. Are you stressed yet? I’m not a fan of Black Friday or Cyber Monday or any of those hyped, super savings, preordained shopping days. So, no anxiety there. My anxiety comes from something I … Continue reading Season of Love
Fearless
The other night I couldn’t sleep so I read the book of Daniel. You remember the story of Daniel and the lion’s den from Sunday school, don’t you? Here’s the abbreviated version: Daniel was a Jew in exile and became a slave to King Nebuchadnezzar. The king had a reoccurring dream that started to drive … Continue reading Fearless
Recess
Since last week a word has been going through my head non-stop. The word is ‘recess’. I substituted in first grade on Friday and I heard it a lot. After attendance, the kiddos tried to convince me it was recess time. After snack, thirty minutes later, they tried again to convince me a brief recess … Continue reading Recess
Go Be Youi
Last week’s blog declared my intention to be more intentional when it came to God’s calling on my life. I had run and hidden enough. Well, I’m off! I am now certified to substitute teach in my home town school district. I spent two days in the classroom last week and I’ve accepted assignments all … Continue reading Go Be Youi
Your Calling
October 24, 2021 Your Calling Last week Gary Cleveland and I would have celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary. If you’ve followed me at all, you know that didn’t happen. Gary died two-weeks shy of our 42nd Anniversary. I’ve had eight years to get over it. Of course, we all know that you don’t just get … Continue reading Your Calling
Enough love to go around…
Enough love to go aroundIn 2010 I wrote a non-fiction book about a black man. The day we finished our last edits this man and I were sitting in a small empty classroom of a church building in North Carolina. Our five-year journey was finished. And, as I laid my pen down, we wept. Not … Continue reading Enough love to go around…
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